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PROTON [2 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

A positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei.

OBS

proton: designation officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Particule élémentaire de charge électrique positive, entrant dans la constitution du noyau de l'atome.

OBS

proton : désignation uniformisée par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física atómica
DEF

Partícula elemental con carga eléctrica positiva, que forma parte del núcleo del átomo.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2014-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

An elementary particle of positive charge which forms the nucleus of the ordinary hydrogen atom of mass 1; ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Particule fondamentale baryonique la plus légère porteuse d'une charge positive élémentaire.

CONT

Le proton forme, avec son homologue neutre, le neutron, la famille des nucléons, constituants essentiels des noyaux atomiques. Le proton est ainsi le noyau de l'atome d'hydrogène.

Spanish

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